# sordid

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɔː.dɪd/ · frequency rank #29,472

## Definitions
1. Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.
2. Dirty or squalid.
3. Morally degrading.
4. Grasping; stingy; avaricious.
5. Of a dull colour.

## Etymology
From Middle English sordide, from Latin sordidus.
Alternatively from French sordide.

## Easily confused with
- **sorted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sordid-vs-sorted)
- **sortie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sordid-vs-sortie)
- **solid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solid-vs-sordid)

## Common misspellings (9)
`osrdid`, `sodrid`, `sorddi`, `sorddid`, `sordidd`, `soridd`, `sorrdid`, `srodid`, `ssordid`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sordid